Dynasty Reboot Is Trashy Good Fun
Add thriller Valor, and The CW offers the best new fall premieres.
Glenn Garvin TV Reviews
Is There Any Hope Left for a Good Sitcom?
The latest new network offerings suggest not. Also: a look at The Gifted.
TV Crime Procedural Discovers Social Media Crowdsourcing—Awfulness Is the Result
Wisdom of the Crowd the latest tech-gimmicky police show to launch.
Dick Wolf Takes on the Menendez Murders in New Crime Anthology
Also, another cookie-cutter military forces show premieres.
Fall's First Television Premieres May Make You Go 'Meh'
Four new shows launch Monday, including Young Sheldon.
The Vietnam War Punctures Any Remaining Myths About the Conflict
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick hold politicians (both D and R) accountable.
Disjointed Coughs Out Some Tired Dope Humor
Cheech and Chong were decades ago, but Netflix show leans on the same old pot jokes.
HBO, David Simon Chart the Rise of the Modern Sex Economy in The Deuce
Prostitution and porn during the 1970s focus of new series.
New Whitney Houston Documentary Is Not Right, But It's OK
Sweeping generalizations take the place of actual analysis or thoughtful narratives.
CNN Looks Back at Elian Gonzalez Saga
Documentary navigates complex custody fight between Cuba, United States, and Cuban-Americans.
Autistic Teen Takes Center Stage on Netflix's Atypical
Also: Another mediocre Wayans family show.
Mr. Mercedes and Comrade Detective Breathe Life into Cop Genre Shows
From dark and disturbing to the gloriously absurd.
Vampires and Spies Dominate Frothy Fun Television Choices
Charlaine Harris' books come to NBC while Russian agents invade CNN.
Millennials Stare Down Looming Midlife in Friends from College
A new generation faces the familiar dilemmas.
Salvation Will Have You Hoping for the World's End
CBS show is disposable summer television at its worst.
Snowfall Presents Cracked View of Drug History
John Singleton's latest is a hackneyed embrace of debunked conspiracies.
Gawker Documentary Fails to Make Case for Publishing Sex Tape
Film favors martyrdom over careful analysis.
The Mist Gets Lost in a Baffling Cloud
Confused adaptation of Stephen King's novella dissipates the tension.
Summer Means Time for Television to Go Bonkers
Crimelord manicurists and blood-sucking cars!
I'm Dying Up Here Wants Viewers to Take the Saying Literally
Stand-up comics' pursuit for laughs presented as life-or-death drama.
ABC's Baffling Sequel to Romeo and Juliet Fails to Live Up to Bard's Name
Still Star-Crossed gets quietly dumped onto the airwaves like an unwanted pet.
HBO Ignores Madoff's Victims in Favor of Family Drama
The Wizard of Lies starts too late in the scam and misses much.
I Love Dick Is Just What It Sounds Like
The show based on Chris Kraus' novel is full of laugh-out-loud burlesque.
Documentary on Prison Boom Fails to Provide Facts or Context
No, it's not just some corporate conspiracy.
Neil Gaiman's American Gods Makes for a Raucous Television Adaptation
It doesn't always make sense, but it's loaded with garish style.
Guerrilla Lobs Bombs at Romanticized History of '70s Violence
Political terrorism intersects with pettier motivations.
Baylor's Corrupt Athletics Program Takes Center Court in Disgraced
Showtime documentary details scandals surrounding a murder.
Harlots Doesn't Sell Out When Detailing Lives of 18th Century British Hookers
New historical sex drama comes to Hulu.
A Teen Train Robbery Movie for the Whole Family
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train brought to Netflix.
NBC Scores Again with the Hilarious, Manic Trial & Error
John Lithgow as a forgetful poetry professor accused of murdering his wife.
Feud Offers Delicious Fun Deflating Hollywood Glamour
Meanwhile, more television shows about time travel!
Great Balls of Fire, Sun Records Puts on a Show
CMT explores rock's roots, while CBS presents a spinoff to a popular legal drama.
ShondaLand-style Drama Comes to CBS with Doubt
New legal show by former Grey's Anatomy folks.
Legion Breaks from Its Comic Book Roots with Hallucinogenic Weirdness
APB, meanwhile, is destined for deserved obscurity.
Stage and Screen Adaptations Launch in Lightweight Week of Television
Superior Donuts, Powerless, and Training Day don't make much impact.
Slenderman Documentary Unpacks Disturbing Teen Murder Attempt
Also, Riverdale gives Archie the gritty reboot nobody asked for.
Grim Tidings Greet the New Year in Dark New Dramas
Tom Hardy drives Taboo, while Emerald City drives away Oz fans.
New Shows The Mick and Ransom Ring in the New Year
A raunchy comedy and tired police procedural-maybe 2017 won't be terribly different?
Australian Zombie Drama Takes Decidedly Different Journey
Glitch joins some others in not presenting the undead as mindless brain-eaters.
HBO Documentaries Illuminate Castro's Brutal Cuba
Two offerings coincide with strongman's death.
